ARTICLES ABOUT SIMPLE ASSAULT BY DATE - PAGE 5

Bethlehem police said a man arguing with a woman choked her until she passed out Tuesday morning. Michael A. Commock Jr., 28, of the 200 block of West Fairview Street is charged with aggravated assault, harassment, and simple assault. Commock was sent to Northampton County Prison under $50,000 bail. According to court records: Shortly after 1 a.m., police were called to Commock's home on a report of a domestic dispute. Police said they found Commock and Denise Torres-Martinez in the 900 block of Monocacy Street.

On one side of the judge's bench stood the defendant, who claimed he pummeled a man outside an apartment in North Whitehall Township because he believed the man was making unwanted advances to his ex-wife. On the other stood the victim, who insisted he was repeatedly sucker punched by the defendant, Armin Gholami, causing a broken eye socket, while Gholami's aggressive ex-wife passionately made out with him. "She had her legs wrapped around me and she was sucking my face like a vacuum," said the victim, 52-year-old Daniel Guckin.

A North Whitehall Township man was charged with beating a man with punches and a baseball bat early Friday over a light that was left on in the kitchen, according to court records. Richard S. Hagan, 20, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment. He was arraigned by District Judge Wayne Maura and was released after posting $15,000 bail. According to a criminal complaint: State police were dispatched to the 2200 block of Fernwood Drive for a report of a man hitting people with a baseball bat. At the home police spoke to Scott E. Lindenmuth who told them he got into an argument with Hagan over a light that was left on in the kitchen.

Charges against a 38-year-old Bethlehem man who police believe was an accomplice in a shooting were downgraded at a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Angelo Lopez, of the 600 block of Fiot Street, was facing charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit homicide. But the Northampton County district attorney's office dropped those charges and replaced them with less serious ones. Assistant District Attorney Patricia Mulqueen said she doubted that the original charges would have stood up at trial.

A Bethlehem man has been charged with assaulting a woman and giving police a false name during his arrest Saturday, according to court records. Kaneef Dennis, 19, of the 400 block of Broadway is charged with simple assault, harassment, false identification to police, disorderly conduct and escape. He was sent to Northampton County Prison under $20,000 bail. According to court records: Around 4:45 p.m. police were called on a report of a man hitting a woman. Police said a witness gave a description of the suspect.

Two men were arrested Monday night following a home-invasion robbery in Allentown, police said. Police were dispatched at 10:50 p.m. to the 1100 block of W. Linden Street on a report of a robbery and patrol officers arrested Shawn L. Peterson, 35, from New York, N.Y., and Victor A. Diaz, 34, of Scranton, Assistant Chief Daniel Warg said. Police learned that they assaulted people inside a home on Linden Street and tried to rob them, Warg said. Peterson and Diaz were charged with robbery, burglary, simple assault, theft and conspiracy.

A man charged with several counts of attempted homicide for allegedly trying to shoot bouncers after getting kicked out of an Allentown nightclub gave up his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday. No one was hurt during the April 28 incident outside Catch 22 at Fourth and Hamilton streets because the suspect's gun jammed, authorities said. According to Allentown police: Trevor Leebing, 31, of New York, was kicked out of the club around 3:30 a.m. that day. When security guards went outside to eject another customer, Leebing was waiting and pointed a gun at their heads and pulled the trigger.

Allentown police said three people were charged after a stabbing Wednesday afternoon near a downtown bus terminal. Shortly after 5 p.m., police said Wilbert Williams, 48, was stabbed near the terminal in the 100 block of Seventh Street. Police said Williams was stabbed after an argument with two women who were at a nearby shop. Tashuara Washington, 19, had gone into a thrift stop and her sister, Latice Hamilton, waited outside with two baby strollers, said police Capt. Jorge Medero.

A former Slatington man with several prior criminal convictions has admitted pummeling a man who was kissing his ex-wife in 2011, breaking the man's eye socket. Armin Gholami, 29, now listed in court documents as living in Blue Bell, Montgomery County, pleaded guilty Monday to simple assault and reckless endangerment. The misdemeanor charges each carry maximum sentences of two years in prison. In return for his plea, a felony aggravated assault charge and two summary harassment counts were dropped.

A Lower Milford Township woman fired a handgun at a man sleeping on the floor of her living room, then pointed the handgun at him before fleeing in her vehicle early Saturday morning, state police at Fogelsville said in a news release. Patricia Lee Mitchell, 55, of the 6700 block of Vera Cruz Road, was found and was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment. The 61-year-old victim was not injured. Bail has not yet been set in the case, police said.